Official NFL Jersey Skins Are Coming To 'Fortnite' Today: Here's What Time And How Much They'll Cost

Whenever we talk about character skins in Fortnite: Battle Royale, we remember one thing. Fortnite is a free-to-play game, and so all of this other stuff, whether it's map updates, new items, gameplay changes or whatever, doesn't make Epic one cent. It's important in the process that gets people committed and spending money, of course, but when the rubber hits the road every single dime Epic makes comes from selling cosmetics. And in the case of these NFL skins, I get the feeling they're going to make a whole lot of dimes.

Starting tonight, November 9, players will be able to buy officially licensed NFL skins in the Fortnite item shop and slap whatever team jersey they want on them. Fortnite is hugely popular not just among sports fans generally speaking but also among professional athletes, and the NFL is no exception. Plenty of players have come forward as Fortnite addicts and even played in official events.

The NFL skins will be available at 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time, which is the usual update time for the Fortnite item shop. Oddly enough this used to be 8:00 p.m., but apparently the world of Fortnite does not collectively observe Daylight Savings Time. The challenge update time was also moved up one hour, from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. Or I suppose you could argue these times remained the same while the clocks changed, depending on your perspective.

The NFL skins will be Epic Tier, which means they'll cost 1,500 V-bucks. There will also be an uncommon referee skin available for a more manageable 800 v-bucks.

It appears players will be able to choose from a variety of male and female base skins and then choose a jersey to go on top of them, as well as a number. So while we won't have official player names, players should hopefully be able to get fairly close to their in-game cosplay goals. There's also going to be a Fortnite jersey for those that don't want to pick a team.

For those following along at home, this is Fortnite's second official licensed tie-in. The first was the Thanos limited time mode, where players could collect the Infinity Gauntlet to transform into the mad titan from Avengers: Infinity War, wielding all the powers of a hideous supervillain in the process. Chief competitor PUBG is actually running a licensed promotion of its own right now with Joker and Harley Quinn skins from Suicide Squad, though those aren't quite so timely.